Comments on: Hope, at last, for Lighthouse projecthttp://libn.com/2009/06/05/hope-at-last-for-lighthouse-project/
The premier source of Long Island news and data on business, economic trends and the region’s robust entrepreneurial sector.Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:54:55 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5By: ConArtisthttp://libn.com/2009/06/05/hope-at-last-for-lighthouse-project/comment-page-1/#comment-21837
ConArtistSat, 07 Nov 2009 07:29:45 +0000http://libn.com/?p=8950#comment-21837If you believe the Lighthouse developers I have a bridge I’d like to sell you.
]]>By: Joehttp://libn.com/2009/06/05/hope-at-last-for-lighthouse-project/comment-page-1/#comment-13268
JoeFri, 31 Jul 2009 17:40:58 +0000http://libn.com/?p=8950#comment-13268The project is so big that its own weight will collapse on top of itself. There is a very low demand for leased space. The market is in a glut of vacancies. In the end it will be the Long Island Joe six-pack who will pay for Scott Rechlers failure. Let me remind you all that this individual had every venture capital fail over the past 10 years. Ask him if there is any doubt.
]]>By: Not Craig's wifehttp://libn.com/2009/06/05/hope-at-last-for-lighthouse-project/comment-page-1/#comment-10120
Not Craig's wifeTue, 16 Jun 2009 02:01:30 +0000http://libn.com/?p=8950#comment-10120Excellent comment, Craig. The Source is on it’s way down to oblivion, the co-ops in Westbury are an over priced, under utilized joke, and the GC Hotel (answer to how we ‘desperately’ need a 5 star hotel) is 2-3 miles away. Exactly who needs this ‘imperative development’? With HOW much more retail space? HOW much Office space? You can’t ren the stuff available NOW.

Give me a break. Another fat cat developer looking to make a killing, mostly on the back of a shi-shi sports team following. But he can’t say that.

I’d like to relocate to one of the luxury condos at the Lighthouse- simply because it will be closer to dining, shopping and elevator access.

The worst thing was when John had to do the aloisha (and all I did was eat candy bars at home alone)- he continued smoking- but all of those years, never had a gourmarah.

]]>By: Jeremy Piacostahttp://libn.com/2009/06/05/hope-at-last-for-lighthouse-project/comment-page-1/#comment-9642
Jeremy PiacostaSun, 07 Jun 2009 04:28:04 +0000http://libn.com/?p=8950#comment-9642I’ll tell yiz. What the lighthouse site really needs is an authentic Italian restaurant. Artie, what you need over there is fresh mozzarell making.

I have a friend coming in from the other side (Naples, Italy) this summer. He’s a top-notch mozzarell maker. The best cheese you ever had. The best. They get the real milk. Seriously, this kid, all he does 24 hours a day is make buffalo mozzarella’. He’s a master cheese maker.

Artie. You know that guy I was talkin’ about above with the cheese? He’s my cousin. I haven’t told anybody yet, but he’s coming over. I thought maybe you can hire him at Vesuvio, you know, help him with the immigration process. I know you are going to say no because you don’t want to pay him. Yet, let me pay him!

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Artie BuccoSun, 07 Jun 2009 04:21:46 +0000http://libn.com/?p=8950#comment-9639The best thing about the Lighthouse site will be my new restaurant, Vesuvio III- where we will serve fresh moozadell- canollis and sfoiglatelle- to all of the guests.

I look forward to serving bucca as well, with a nice brasciole entree.

]]>By: Sal Vitrohttp://libn.com/2009/06/05/hope-at-last-for-lighthouse-project/comment-page-1/#comment-9638
Sal VitroSun, 07 Jun 2009 04:20:40 +0000http://libn.com/?p=8950#comment-9638I am in the process of bidding for the landscaping job on this site- I’ve been mowing The Wang’s 30 acre lawn on the arm ever since the unrest of 2003 and hope they will give me the job over at the Lighthouse’s. It could be a potentially ongiong, multi million dollar a year contract.
]]>By: Nick - Let There Be Light(house)http://libn.com/2009/06/05/hope-at-last-for-lighthouse-project/comment-page-1/#comment-9618
Nick - Let There Be Light(house)Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:09:55 +0000http://libn.com/?p=8950#comment-9618As for what happened – I’m thrilled to see positive developments with the Lighthouse, and to see a commitment from all levels of government to get something done. However, saying the right thing is no substitute for doing the right thing. I look forward to some substantive action in the coming months.
]]>By: Nick - Let There Be Light(house)http://libn.com/2009/06/05/hope-at-last-for-lighthouse-project/comment-page-1/#comment-9617
Nick - Let There Be Light(house)Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:08:57 +0000http://libn.com/?p=8950#comment-9617Craig, he means that the Lighthouse is meant to address more issues than just the New York Islanders. John Durso is absolutely right about the plight of young people; my friends have all bolted Long Island and I will likely soon have to join them. Long Island loses businesses and conventions, which generate economic activity, because they do not have many of the proper office and convention center facilities. In addition, the Islanders are an economic engine worth many millions of dollars. If the Lighthouse fails, that engine is gone, it’s added to the issues we’ve already discussed, and it sends a signal that nothing of vision can be done on Long Island, so people who want to live in the 21st Century should look elsewhere.

As much as you talk about it being “convenient” to blame politicians, it’s even more convenient to place all the blame on Charles Wang. This was Tom Suozzi’s idea because the County didn’t have any money to contribute to a new arena. Since the arena on its own wouldn’t be a good investment (believe me, I crunched the numbers on my own and verified it), Nassau County awarded development rights to the Lighthouse (after the RFP) as an exchange for building the unprofitable arena.

Let’s try to get informed on the facts, and frankly I’m amused that, after all the sprawl and visionless building that’s been rammed down our throats on Long Island, some people are drawing the line and screaming that THIS, which would bring vision, cohesive planning, and federal infrastructure money, is a “monstrosity” and a bridge too far.

]]>By: craighttp://libn.com/2009/06/05/hope-at-last-for-lighthouse-project/comment-page-1/#comment-9612
craigSat, 06 Jun 2009 16:35:26 +0000http://libn.com/?p=8950#comment-9612“We need this for Long Island,” Wang said, adding that without the Lighthouse the region will have a “bigger problem than we had before.”

Really? Can you elaborate on these thoughts? Can you explain why we need this for Long Island or how this monstrosity of a project in an already over-developed Westbury area is going to solve LI’s problems? I’d really like to understand the thought process.

Would I be a cynic if I thought the owner of our Islanders had no interest in hockey and was merely looking to enrich himself through a 15 year real estate project? 7 years of history sure points that way.

Isn’t it convenient to blame politicians for not caring about the Isles?